Transact Campus, Inc., a leader in innovative payment, campus ID, and commerce solutions for a connected campus, and Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership. This alliance reflects higher education’s continued shift to cloud-based solutions. This collaboration builds on a longstanding relationship and will enable Transact’s robust, integrated payment solutions for higher education institutions to leverage and integrate with the Ellucian SaaS Platform.
With this expanded partnership, Transact will be more closely aligned with Ellucian as institutions transition to SaaS by bolstering advanced integrations with the Ellucian SaaS Platform. As a result, mutual higher education customers will benefit from greater access to Transact’s reliable and efficient payment systems.
Ellucian, known for its innovative approach to higher education technology, sees this partnership as a critical step toward addressing institutions’ growing needs. By collaborating with Transact, Ellucian can offer enhanced Transact payment solutions that are fully integrated with its SaaS solutions, providing institutions with a comprehensive and efficient experience.
Speaking on the collaboration, Chris Setcos, SVP of partnerships, M&A, and corporate strategy of Transact, said:
Transact and Ellucian are excited to expand our partnership in a new strategic direction to best serve our current and future joint clients. This collaboration reflects our commitment to providing innovative and integrated solutions that meet the evolving needs of higher education institutions.
Transact Campus, a Roper Technologies Company, is a highly configurable, mobile-centric campus technology ecosystem that simplifies the user experience across the full spectrum of campus life. Its offerings include integrated solutions for tuition and other student expense payments, multi-purpose campus IDs, and campus commerce. The platform consolidates and coordinates payment systems across campus departments, university systems, payment methods, processors and currencies to keep data secure and PCI DSS compliant.
Jeff Dinski, Ellucian’s Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, also commented:
Ellucian has always been committed to driving innovation exclusively for higher education. Our expanded partnership with Transact allows us to provide greater optionality and seamless integrations for our SaaS solutions, ultimately benefiting the institutions we serve with the flexibility of choice.
Fueled by decades of experience and a singular focus on learning institutions’ unique needs, Ellucian has partnered with over 2,900 customers across 50 countries and served 22 million students. The company features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention, workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement.
